Improvement in sweat-bands for hats and gaps



T. W. BRAGHER. Sweat-Band for Hatsy and Caps.

Patented Dec. 2,1879.

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iMPROVEMENT"iN'SWiEAt-B'NS FOR HATS AND eAPsfgfu A i Specification Vforming partof Letters PatentjNo.' 222,233, dated December 2. 1879; applica onfiled t .i otobero, 1879;

proveinent `is -inllvi set *forth in. `the 'ibi-lowing panyinglidrawinn" Y y H i y Figure lfshows a portoniof alsweat-band containln g mylfinvention;`

rIhe letterAdesignatesthe body of a sweatband. I construct this body of a facellayerfb,

the like, for "supporting"the face-layer and givin g'the band therequired strength, the two layers being-.united by asuitable a lhesive"sub` In this manner I obtain alight and; durable sweat-bandx;Vv l Y j y H The ends of the face-layer'b are joined to-r stance.

gether.A by means of interlocking dovetailed an unsightly appearance.

In some cases-namelymhen the face-layer 7) is formed ol waste pieces'of matera'l--therearv layer, b', is inade in sections, one to each joint of the face-layer. f

. .With the sweat-band ,.I`con1bine a facing., 1 f D, of silk'or other softvinaterial. The otliceof -this facing is to present asoft surt'aceto the head, and 'especiallythe forehead, to which end thefacing is made of allength` approximately equalto that of Y the` human forehead, and so applied that,if the sweat=band is properly put 1 into a hater cap, the facing is brei site to `and in contact with the forveh cebeing hady tothe aeeo'in Fig. 2 is across-l vredge view: of the,v`

Similar letters indicatecorrespondin g parts. i My invention relates ,tofthefeonstruetion of f sweat-bandsfor hats and'caps,-and is especially adapted, in some-of@itsfeatnres, to stretched edgebands, as herein after `full y described,and pointed out intheclainis.'"`

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The attachment of the facingbandfA may be eii'ected by a 'suitableicein'ent or by stitching or other appropriateinean The edges'fot'the facing D may befcut t riousornamental shapes, so that 'Y the appean ancevlof the sweat-band is therebyffrnafterially enhanced.

The sweat-band A is provided Whole an elastic or cushion-like@ch'arapter,

when the band is applied to stili' orj/silklhats.`

1 In this example the pad f extends overa por- -tion only ofthe sweat-bandAfnamelggalike. distance to the facing D; but it may, if desired,

be arranged to extend the entire length thereof. The lining e is folded on-the lower edge'of the sweat-band, where it inclos'esy a wire or, I

spring, g, and where it is stitched tojthe band, while the whole is stretched at that point, as described in Letters Patent heretofore vgranted i `to me'. v

Ihavefo und that in the operation of stretch-l `ing the edge of the sweat-band the lining eis liable to bind or catch on the wire g, and is thus improperly or irregularly stretched, loo`ve1'f "come this disadvantage I makefuse of a'wire having a covering, h, of cloth or paper, `or other suitable material.

It is obvious that this covering Itis'adapted "to'slip or shift its position on the wire, and, ,since the overing hugs the linngpe, the latter is free to slip or move on the wire.`

I further make use of a Wire having `an ob i.

long. cross-section, and so arrange the same that it lies dat or paralleltofthe body of the sweat-band A, as clearly shownnL'lhe lwire thus allows the sweat-bandA to bendjlatwise Vand take its position in a hat orK cap, while,it lprevents thev saine from bending edgewise, `thereby preserving the symmetry of the band.

.Between the bandA and its lininge, on the lower edge of the band, I arrange a welt or insertion, t, for the purpose of hiding or 'detract-v a Y p lining, i e, and between this lining and 'the bandIYar-'f range a filiin g or pad, j', of cotton'or other simif" larrna terial, `for the purpose of v'giving thei' ing from the glare of the stitches whereby the lining is joined to the band. In this example the insertion t' is formed by a double row of stitches interlocking with each other on the face of the band, one row passing between the band and lining, so as to penetrate the latter, and the other passing through the band and lining, as shown in Fig. 2. The insertion thus forined has the additional advantage that it re-enforces the stitches for j oining the band and lining; but it may, if desired, be formed by a cord or braid fastened at the desired spot.

I applya wire or spring, j, to the upper edge ofthe sweat-bandA, as well as to its lower edge, and to this end inclose the wirej in a bindingstrip, 7c, secured to such edge of the band in anyfappropriate manner. By this wire j the upper edge of the sweat-band A is stiff'ened,

and this being favorable to the retention of the band in a hat or cap, the least amount of sewing is required -to fasten the band.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Asweat-band made of a face-layer of water-proof fabric and a rear layer of buckram or the like, the two being cemented together,sub stantially as and for the purpose described.

2. Asweat-band made of a face-layer of Wa. l ter-proot-i'abric,'the ends of which .are joined i 'by means of interlocking dovetuil tabs, as

6. The combination, with asweat-band and lining, arranged substantially asfshowln ofi` the insertion t', for the purposeisetfforth.

7. The combination, :with aisweat-band, cfa

wire or spring applied tothe uppencdge off'they band, substantially inthe mannen andi'fortlie purpose set forth.

In testimony that I; fclainn'thenoregoing-I4 have hereunto set my handfandgsealthis 29th day of October, 1879. n; l I

rr. w. Bimenes.' p.. s] Witnesses: 'y

J. VAN SANrvoonD," L.: Gnus. WAHLERs. 

